Results of our travel safety poll

Last updated at 12:38 19 February 2003

Last week, UK airport security came under scrutiny as Heathrow and Gatwick were involved in high profile terror alerts.

Both airports partially closed temporarily as investigations were made. One man was arrested for carrying a live grenade into Gatwick and several others were apprehended near Leeds-Bradford and Heathrow under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Read the full story here

We asked 'How confident do you feel about travelling now?'. The results were as follows:

Not at all: I'm staying put... 6%

It's alarming, I'd think twice... 13%

We must keep travelling or the terrorists have won... 81%

Heartening results for the travel industry, which today suffered a setback with the news that one in four Britons is considered delaying or cancelling their holidays this year as a result of the threat of war. (Read full story here)